Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila
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This article is about the baseball stadium in the city of Veracruz. For the baseball stadium in Cancún, see Estadio de Béisbol Beto Ávila.
| Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila | |
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 2 April 2009 photograph |
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| Location | Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico |
| Coordinates | 19°9′54.35″N 96°7′21.85″W / 19.1650972°N 96.1227361°WCoordinates: 19°9′54.35″N 96°7′21.85″W / 19.1650972°N 96.1227361°W |
| Opened | 1992[1] |
| Capacity | 7,782[2] |
| Tenants | |
| Rojos del Águila de Veracruz (1992–present) | |
Estadio Universitario Beto Ávila is a stadium in Veracruz, Mexico.[1] It is primarily used for baseball and serves as the home stadium for the Rojos del Águila de Veracruz.[1] The stadium has a capacity of 7,782 people.[2] Prior to this stadium they played at the Parque Deportivo Veracruzano.
The stadium is named to honor Veracruz native Beto Ávila who played for the Cleveland Indians and a few other Major League Baseball teams before returning to play his last year (1960) as a player for the Tigres del México.[3] After retiring from active play Beto Ávila worked to further organize and advance the sport of baseball in Mexico.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Historia" (in Spanish). p. 4. http://www.aguiladeveracruz.com/historia4.html. Retrieved 2011-06-22.
- ^ a b "World Stadiums - Stadiums in Mexico :: Istmo & Gulf of Mexico". http://www.worldstadiums.com/north_america/countries/mexico/istmo_gulf_mexico.shtml. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
- ^ a b Goldstein, Richard (28 October 2004). "Bobby Avila, 78, One of the First Prominent Latin Major Leaguers". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9F0DE3D9123DF93BA15753C1A9629C8B63&sec=&spon=. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
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